Romero, the former "ace" of the Jays staff, lasted just two-thirds of an inning. He allowed eight earned runs on five hits, including one home run. He faced 10 batters, threw 32 pitches, just 13 of which were strikes. He issued three walks, didn't strike out a batter, and had just one swing-and-miss.

The final three batters Romero faced saw 12 balls -- including nine in a row -- and just one strike.

Where Romero goes from here is anybody's guess but it's hard to imagine he can sink lower than where he finds himself right now.

MAN ON FIRE 1

After a sluggish April in which he hit just .200 (15-for-75), Jose Bautista has put together a terrific May.

Heading into Monday's game against the Atlanta Braves, Bautista in May was hitting .383 (31-for-81) with a .490 on-base percentage and a .593 slugging average. Bautista had reached base safely in 18 of his last 28 plate appearances and since April 23, he had reached base safely in 28 of his past 30 games. Over that span he was hitting .340 (36-for-106) with seven doubles, seven home runs, 19 RBIs and a 1.055 OPS.

MAN ON FIRE II

DH/1B Adam Lind went 2-for-5 in the Blue Jays' big comeback win on Sunday, which marked his fourth consecutive multi-hit game. It was also his sixth multi-hit game in his last 10 contests.

Entering play Monday, Lind had hit safely in 24 of his past 28 games dating back to April 14, which just happens to be my birthday, the day that the Titanic hit the iceberg and the day that U.S. President Lincoln was shot.

Over that time, Lind had an 1.027 OPS with an on-base percentage of .452 that was fueled by him logging 16 walks. He also was hitting .356 (31-for-87) over that stretch.

With a .304 average, Lind was the lone player on the Jays 25-man roster who is hitting .300 or better.

In Monday's game against Atlanta, Lind doubled off the wall down the left-field line in his first at-bat of the game which begs the question, just how much playing time will Lind receive when the Jays are in National League parks this weeks with stops in Atlanta (two games), San Diego (three games) and San Francisco (two games) where there is no DH? The answer to that question is not much as first base is his only other position and that happens to be occupied by EdwinEncarnacion.

"I'm just going to be there for the team and most likely will get one at-bat a day (in a pinch-hitting role), maybe two in a double switch," Lind forecast of how he will be used on the road. "All I can do is try to be prepared for when they use me in the games."

Lind said his success this month is due to the fact he's using the whole field, not just pulling the ball.

"I've got some hits because I've hit the ball all over the field which makes them go to normal or straight up and allows me to get some knocks up the middle."

Lind also figures he'll get a start or two just to give Encarnacion some rest and that will help him remain sharp.

Romero, the former "ace" of the Jays staff, lasted just two-thirds of an inning. He allowed eight earned runs on five hits, including one home run. He faced 10 batters, threw 32 pitches, just 13 of which were strikes. He issued three walks, didn't strike out a batter, and had just one swing-and-miss.